Angus Reid: Governing Liberals Now Second in Denmark
Governing Liberals Now Second in Denmark
The Social Democracy in Denmark (SD) remains ahead of all other political parties in the Scandinavian country, according to a poll by Catinét Research released by Ritzau. 26.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the main opposition party in the next general election, up 1.1 points since mid-June.
In the February 2005 election, the Liberals received 29 per cent of the vote and elected 52 lawmakers to the People’s Diet—four less than in the 2001 ballot. The governing centre-right coalition remained in place with the support of 92 legislators. Liberal leader Anders Fogh Rasmussen has acted as prime minister since November 2001. In April 2005, Helle Thorning-Schmidt became the new leader of the Social Democrats, replacing Mogens Likketoft. Denmark has never had a female head of government.
